- “Thanks for releasing me, Spyro. You have no idea how long I've been trapped in crystal... and err... Neither do I... who are you, again?”
- —Altair
- “Um.. I'm outta here!”
- —Spyro
Altair is an elder dragon from Magic Crafters who was trapped in Blowhard in Spyro the Dragon.
Appearance[]
Original Design (1998)[]
In the original version, Altair shares the same character model and color scheme as Boldar, in the NTSC port. In the PAL, his color scheme is vastly different, with bright orange skin, a pink underbelly, a light green back spine, and dark orange horns.
Reignited Design (2018)[]
In the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Altair is dressed in a blue cloth-like gown, wears blue-tinted glasses, carries a glowing magical globe and has some sort of artifact is hanging from his right horn. His wings are also feathered, and he has feathers covering his neck. There is also a magic eight ball shown behind him, and a golden stop watch placed on his right hip.
Gallery[]
Altair in the PAL version
Spyro Reignited Trilogy concept art of Altair by Devon Cady-Lee
Altair's 3D model in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Trivia[]
- Altair shares his name with the main character of the first installment of Assassin's Creed.
- In the original game, he shares the same character model as Boldar.
- Several prototype builds, Altair's dialogue is displayed as text and is somewhat different: Cheers Spyro. Keep after that boss! He is also located differently.
- He has a different color scheme in the Japanese version of Spyro the Dragon.
- In Reignited Trilogy, Altair's feathered wings may be a reference to the star Altaïr, the brightest star of the Eagle constellation and part of the Summer Triangle.
- In Reignited, after Spyro is done talking to him, his magical glowing globe disappears completely, yet he still seems to be holding it in his hand. This seems to be a visual mistake.
- Out of all of the dragons who appear in boss levels besides Gnasty Gnorc, Altair is the only one who does not give Spyro any kind of hints.
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